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What does “an A/B metaphor” mean?
I wonder what "an A/B metaphor" means, for example, in the following quote from Wikipedia about formal language:
"In some applications, especially in logic, the alphabet is also known as the ...
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Does “either A or B ” preclude “both A and B”?
In mathematics, "A or B" includes "A and B".
Does "either" mean "A or B but not (A and B)" or does it include the possibility of "A and B"?
The context might be mathematics, formal logic or ordinary ...
